by Kent Holland | Jul 22, 2011 | Newsletter Article
By: Michael S. Zetlin, Esq. Zetlin & De Chiara, LLP In a decision that could have far-reaching implications for design professionals, a court in California recently concluded that a fiduciary relationship existed between an architect and an owner. As a result of...
by Kent Holland | Feb 9, 2011 | Newsletter Article
By: Katz & Stone When claiming entitlement to cost for constructive acceleration, contractors must prove that any time extensions received were inadequate to remedy their excusable delays. Time extensions do not have to be granted immediately, and the mere...
by Kent Holland | Jul 22, 2011 | Newsletter Article
By: J. Kent Holland A contractor unsuccessfully argued that evidence gathered during surprise OSHA inspection should be suppressed and barred from the case because the OSHA inspector did not have a warrant. The excavation site was a public street, not private...
by Kent Holland | Jun 25, 2018 | Newsletter Article
OSHA fined a general contractor (GC) for violations committed by its subcontractor related to an accident at a construction worksite where two roofers fell over twenty feet and sustained serious injuries when a spruce board used for scaffolding snapped in half. OSHA...
by Kent Holland | Feb 9, 2011 | Newsletter Article
Contracts requiring a design-build engineering firm to supply “basic engineering packages” for licensing and technology transfer agreements for the design and construction of a processing plant for sodium hydroxide (caustic soda) contained a liquidated damages clause...
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